Zimbabwe manages 159 in T20
Kiwis celebrate a wicket
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New Zealand planned to again give the opportunity to young players in Twenty20 international. In the opening day at Eden Park New Zealand won the toss and Brendan Taylor Choose to bat first.
There are three experimented new players in the New Zealand team. They are from Auckland-Ronnie Hira, Colin de Grandhomme and Michael Bates.
Hira is a left arm spinner and Grandhomme is batting all-rounder, the uncapped players in New Zealand line up. And Michael Bates is a left-arm spinner. Bates already had a debut ODI on Thursday at Napier.
In Zimbabwe line up Keegan Meth, Hamilton Masakadza and Forster Mutizwa can be found.
Taylor will be the opening batsman for New Zealand.
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